TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

AVATAR PRESS FOR DECEMBER

GRAVEL VOLUME 2: THE MAJOR SEVEN

Written by Warren Ellis, art and cover by Mike Wolfer.

This second color volume of the ongoing adventures of Combat Magician William Gravel collects #8-14 of the series. After carving a bloody path through his fellow members of the Minor Seven, the last thing Sergeant Major William Gravel expected was to be welcomed with open arms into a much more prestigious ensemble: The Major Seven. But enlistment as the newest recruit among the Master Magicians of England comes with a price, and a penance. Before Gravel can fully gain acceptance within their ranks, the Major Seven have two tasks for him. The first, to reform the Minor Seven, whom he personally crushed with his own hands. The second, to uncover the murderer within the Major Seven who killed one of their own, the woman whose place Gravel will fill if he completes his inaugural assignments. Trouble is, the six remaining members of the Major Seven are just like the Minor Seven, a pack of bloody liars. And before he's done, the seasoned Combat Magician will make it very clear to the overseers of Britain's occult hierarchy that a penance, and a price, is not only his burden to endure. This second collection features and all-new cover by Wolfer and is also available as a Hardcover edition with an exclusive cover by Wolfer that is limited to 2,000 copies.

176 pages softcover, $19.99; 176 pages hardcover, $27.99.

GRAVEL #17

Written by Warren Ellis and Mike Wolfer, art and covers by Wolfer.

Ellis and Wolfer unveil the mysteries of the third major Gravel story arc, The Last King of England, and the magicians of Britain may never recover! Gravel rejected many possibilities in choosing his new Minor Seven. One of them found out. And he doesn't care that Gravel is the new king of magic. He's going to pick off Gravel's new recruits, to humiliate Gravel...and because he just likes killing people... It's never a dull day being Combat Magician William Gravel. This issue is available with a regular or wraparound cover.

32 pages, $3.99.

SUPERGOD #2

Written by Warren Ellis, art by Garrie Gastonny, cover by Felipe Massafera.

Southeast Asia is on fire, an artificial angel whose brain is a faulty radio to God has been loosed on the world, something unimaginable is rising in China, attempts to reactivate America's superhuman in his underground fake childhood town are not going well, nuclear winter blankets the world -- and things haven't even gotten bad yet. This is what a superhuman arms race would look like. This is what asking to be saved by men who can fly would look like. Take every superhero comic ever published, shove them into a nuclear-powered blender, soak it in bad vodka and set the whole thing alight -- and Supergod will crawl out and eat your brain!

32 pages, $3.99.

CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD: THE LAST BATTLE #4

Written by Garth Ennis, art and cover by Oscar Jimenez.

Continuing the on-going series of mini-series, Jimmy the Rabbit, Jay, and Danny Wormwood, the Anti-Christ himself, are back in a new full-color six issue series that promises to provide everything you love about Ennis! Jacko is back in New York and turning it into a demonic infested Hell. Danny's life with Maggie is heading right into the gutter. Jimmy just can't find a way to get laid. How can things possibly get any worse? This sacrilegious artifact is available with Regular and Visions of Hell Wraparound, both by series artist Jimenez, and special retailer incentive Anti-Christ Edition!

John Dusk's life continues to unravel as he finds himself in combat against his former teammates. Has he finally snapped? And even if he survives, is there any hope of salvaging some kind of life...or will he become a fugitive criminal like those he once hunted? The searing saga of Absolution rockets to its conclusion... John always knew there would come a time when he had to choose between his two lives. That time is now. And either way, there's no going back. He wants to be forgiven...but he doesn't want to stop. This series explodes into stores with a Regular cover by Jacen Burrows, Wraparound by Juan Jose Ryp and Crime Files Edition (featuring Steel Rain) by Mike Wolfer, as well as a Vigilante Retailer Order Incentive.